Dr Fernando García-Moreno studied biological sciences and neurobiology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). He earned his PhD at Cajal Institute and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in Spain, working on the development of the neocortex with Prof. Juan de Carlos. In 2009, he joined the group of Prof. Zoltán Molnár at the University of Oxford, as a postdoc first and as junior group leader later. He investigated the evolutionary origin of the neocortex. Since 2016, he is an Ikerbasque Research Associate, and settled his group in Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience.
His lab now focuses on the evolution of vertebrate brain development.
Postdoctoral Researchers
Tatiana Gallego-Flores
Tatiana started her scientific career in the laboratory of Dr. Juan Botas at Baylor college of medicine, Houston (Texas) in 2011 as a research assistant, working with Drosophila as an animal model of neurodegenerative diseases. She is currently finishing her PhD in neuroscience, working on an evolutionary perspective of the vertebrate nervous system using the lizard Pogona vitticeps as an animal model in the group of Dr. Gilles Laurent at the MPI for Brain research (Frankfurt). Since 2023 she is part of Garcia-Moreno´s group where she develops her career as a postdoc supported by an EMBO postdoctoral fellowship.
Sara Jiménez
Dr. Sara Jiménez holds a background in Biological Sciences and Neuroscience, having pursued her studies and obtained a master's degree in Neuroscience at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). During her time at the university, she successfully completed her PhD under the guidance of Dr. Nerea Moreno. Her doctoral research revolved around the evolutionary examination of the pallial region, involving a comparative analysis of the developmental and adult brains among various amniote and anamniote species.
In 2023, Dr. Jiménez embarked on her postdoctoral journey, joining the research group led by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience. Her postdoctoral position is supported by the IKUR initiative. Her current research endeavors primarily focus on the temporal regulation of neuronal fate and the cell cycle, and their significant roles in the evolution of vertebrate brains. She delves into investigating the expression patterns of different sets of temporal transcription factors, aiming to unravel their impact on the fundamental principles governing brain development.
In 2023, Dr. Jiménez embarked on her postdoctoral journey, joining the research group led by Dr. Fernando García-Moreno at the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience. Her postdoctoral position is supported by the IKUR initiative. Her current research endeavors primarily focus on the temporal regulation of neuronal fate and the cell cycle, and their significant roles in the evolution of vertebrate brains. She delves into investigating the expression patterns of different sets of temporal transcription factors, aiming to unravel their impact on the fundamental principles governing brain development.
Predoctoral Researchers
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Eneritz Rueda-Alaña
Eneritz Rueda-Alaña studied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). For three years, she did an internship in the Biophysics Institute (UPV/CSIC), at the Molecular Chaperones & Folding lab under the supervision of Dr Artura Muga. After finishing the Biomedicine master, she started in 2018 her PhD in Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience under the supervision of Dr Fernando García Moreno. Her main interest is understanding the evolution of the canonical high-order sensory processing circuits of the amniote brain.
Rodrigo Senovilla-Ganzo
Rodrigo Senovilla-Ganzo studied Biochemistry at the University of Barcelona (UB), performing his internship in the group of Evolution of endocine regulations at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris, France). Later, he began a master's degree in Neuroscience at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) with internships at the Institute for Biomedical Research (Madrid, Spain), working on thyroid hormones and the development of the auditory system. In 2020, he began his doctorate at Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience under the supervision of Dr. Fernando García-Moreno. His main interests are to discover the diversity of neural stem cells in the development of the vertebrate brain and the evolutionarily conserved neurogenic mechanisms of these cells.